Editing Rusty Wallace (section)

{{about|the NASCAR driver|the Missouri congressional candidate|United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2010#District 3{{!}}United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2010}}
{{short description|American racing driver (born 1956)}}
{{Infobox NASCAR driver
|name              = Rusty Wallace
|image             = Rusty Wallace.jpg
|caption           = Wallace in 1997 
|birth_name        = <!-- only use if different from name -->
|birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1956|08|14}} 
|birth_place       = [[Arnold, Missouri]], U.S.
|achievements      = [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989 Winston Cup Series]] Champion<br/>[[IROC XV|1991]] [[International Race of Champions|IROC]] Champion<br/>1983 [[American Speed Association|ASA]] Champion<br/>[[1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1990]] [[Coca-Cola 600]] Winner<br/>[[1989 The Winston]] Winner<br/>[[1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1998]] [[Daytona Shootout|Bud Shootout]] Winner<br/>Led [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]] in wins ([[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]], [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]], [[1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1993]], [[1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1994]])<br/>Led [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]] in poles ([[2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|2000]])<br/>[[1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1988]] Final Winner at [[Riverside International Raceway]]<br/>[[1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1993]] Inaugural Winner at [[New Hampshire Motor Speedway]]<br/>9 wins at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] (including record 6 [[Food City 500]] wins and a sweep in 2000)<br/>7 wins at [[Martinsville Speedway]] (including record 4 consecutive Spring race wins from 1993 to 1996 and a sweep in 1994)<br/> 6 wins at [[Richmond International Raceway]] (all time record on current .75 mile configuration)<br/>All time lap leader in modern era at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]]<br/>All time lap leader in modern era at [[Richmond International Raceway]] (all time lap leader on current .75 mile configuration)<br/>All time winner for [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] (31 victories) in [[NASCAR]] history
|awards            = [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]] (2013)<br>[[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] (2013)<br>National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (2010)<br>[[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] (2014)<ref name=MSHoF>[http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/rusty-wallace.html Rusty Wallace] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930194455/http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/rusty-wallace.html |date=2019-09-30 }} at the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]</ref><br>[[Missouri Sports Hall of Fame]] (1998)<br>Named a Missouri Sports Legend by the [[Missouri Sports Hall of Fame]] (2006)<br>St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame (2011)<br>NMPA Myers Brothers Award winner (2005)<br>2× NMPA Richard Petty Driver of the Year (1988, 1993)<br>NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year (2005)<br>North Carolina's [[Order of the Long Leaf Pine]] (2005)<br>Delaware's Order of the First State (2005)<br>Named one of [[NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers]] (1998)<br>[[1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1984]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]] [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]]<br>1979 [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] Stock Car Rookie of the Year<br>Named one of [[NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers]] (2023)
|Total_Cup_Races   = 706 
|Years_In_Cup      = 25 
|Best_Cup_Pos      = 1st ([[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]])
|First_Cup_Race    = [[1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1980]] [[Atlanta 500]] ([[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]]) 
|Last_Cup_Race     = [[2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2005]] [[Ford 400]] ([[Homestead-Miami Speedway|Homestead]])
|First_Cup_Win     = [[1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1986]] [[Valleydale 500]] ([[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol]])<ref name="firstwin">Finish flag finally waves for Wallace; [1,2,3,4,5,6 Edition] The San Diego Union. San Diego, CA: April 7, 1986. p. C2.</ref>
|Last_Cup_Win      = [[2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|2004]] [[STP 500|Advance Auto Parts 500]] ([[Martinsville Speedway|Martinsville]])
|Cup_Wins          = 55 
|Cup_Top_Tens      = 349 
|Cup_Poles         = 36 
|Total_Busch_Races = 42
|Years_In_Busch    = 9
|Best_Busch_Pos    = 32nd ([[1987 NASCAR Busch Series|1987]])
|First_Busch_Race  = [[1985 NASCAR Busch Series|1985]] [[Goody's 300]] ([[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]]) 
|Last_Busch_Race   = [[2005 NASCAR Busch Series|2005]] [[O'Reilly Challenge]] ([[Texas Motor Speedway|Texas]]) 
|Busch_Wins        = 0 
|Busch_Top_Tens    = 18 
|Busch_Poles       = 2 
|Total_Truck_Races = 1 
|Years_In_Truck    = 1
|Best_Truck_Pos    = 92nd ([[1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|1996]]) 
|First_Truck_Race  = [[1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|1996]] [[DeVilbiss Superfinish 200]] ([[Nazareth Speedway|Nazareth]])
|Last_Truck_Race   = 
|Truck_Wins        = 0 
|Truck_Top_Tens    = 1 
|Truck_Poles       = 0 
|updated           = December 21, 2012 
|}}
'''Russell "Rusty" William Wallace Jr.''' (born August 14, 1956) is an American former [[NASCAR]] racing driver. He won the 1984 NASCAR Cup series [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]] and the [[1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1989]] [[NASCAR Winston Cup Series era|NASCAR Winston Cup]] Championship. For the accolades over the course of his successful career, Wallace has been inducted in the [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]] (2013), the [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] (2013), the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/11318827/versatile-rusty-wallace-inducted-motorsports-hall-fame|title=Versatile Rusty Wallace Inducted Into Hall|date=6 August 2014 |access-date=2014-08-07|archive-date=2016-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416151254/http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/11318827/versatile-rusty-wallace-inducted-motorsports-hall-fame|url-status=live}}</ref> and the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (2010).